Checklist of Subfamily Theclinae Swainson, 1831 (Hairstreaks)
for Namibia (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 434
4744
11078 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 432
4729
11035 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 411
4620
10820 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 261
3767
9372 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 62
1218
2857 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 62
1217
2856 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 60
1214
2851 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
675
1624 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
618
1486 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
153
356 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 58
128 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 25
65 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Namibia
25 Genera with 65 Species
| Aloeides Hübner, 1982 | Coppers | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Apharitis Riley, 1925 | Tawny Silverline | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphnaeus Hübner, 1874 | Silver Spots | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1857 | Scarlets | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1862 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calycopis Scudder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysoritis Butler, 1891 | Coppers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1873 | Barred Blues | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Crudaria Wallengren, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1891 | Cornelians | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Erikssonia Trimen, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiolaus Aurivillius, 1969 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1864 | Royals | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Leptomyrina Butler, 1764 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Myrina Fabricius, 1991 | Fig Tree Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Phasis Hübner, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilodeudorix H.H. Druce, 1891 | Playboys | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1867 | Satyr Orchids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Spindasis Wallengren, 1905 | Silverlines | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1852 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Stugeta Druce, 1980 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1870 | Hairstreaks | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Trimenia Tite & Dickson, 1969 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tylopaedia Tite & C.G.C..., 1868 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Namibia
65 Species and 18 Subspecies | Aloeides aranda Wallengren, 1857 | Aranda Copper | | Aloeides argenteus Henning & He..., 1994 | Silvery Copper | | Aloeides damarensis Trimen, 1891 | Damara Copper | | Aloeides damarensis damarensis Trimen, 1891 | Damara Copper | | Aloeides molomo Trimen, 1870 | Molomo Copper | | Aloeides molomo krooni Tite & Dickson, 1973 | Kalahari Mottled Russet | | Aloeides molomo molomo Trimen, 1870 | Molomo Copper | | Aloeides namibiensis Henning & He..., 1994 | Namibia Copper | | Aloeides nollothi Tite & Dickson, 1977 | Nolloth's Copper | | Aloeides simplex Trimen, 1893 | Dune Copper | | Aloeides taikosama Wallengren, 1857 | Dusky Copper | | Aloeides tearei Henning & He..., 1982 | Teare´s Copper | | Aphnaeus bruneeli (Berger, 1951) | ⇒ Aphnaeus gilloni Stempffer, 1966 | | Aphnaeus erikssoni Trimen, 1891 | Eriksson´s Highflier | | Aphnaeus flavescens Stempffer, 1954 | Creamy Highflier | | Aphnaeus gilloni Stempffer, 1966 | Red Silver Spot | | Aphnaeus modestus (Trimen, 1891) | ⇒ Cigaritis modestus Trimen, 1891 | | Aphnaeus namaquus (Trimen, 1874) | ⇒ Cigaritis namaquus Trimen, 1874 | | Axiocerses amanga Westwood, 1881 | Bush Scarlet | | Axiocerses amanga amanga Westwood, 1881 | Bush Scarlet | | Axiocerses amanga baumi Weymer, 1901 | | | Axiocerses bambana Grose-Smith, 1900 | | | Axiocerses tjoane Wallengren, 1857 | Commom Scarlet | | Callophrys (Callophrys) affinis (Edwards, 1862) | ⇒ Callophrys dumetorum Boisduval, 1852 | | Calycopis cecrops Fabricius, 1793 | Red Banded Hairstreak | | Chrysoritis chrysantas Trimen, 1868 | Karoo Daisy Copper | | Chrysoritis oreas Trimen, 1891 | Drakensberg Copper | | Cigaritis ella Hewitson, 1865 | Ella's Bar | | Cigaritis homeyeri Dewitz, 1886 | Homeyer´s Bar | | Cigaritis modestus Trimen, 1891 | Modest Bar | | Cigaritis mozambica Bertolini, 1850 | Mozambique Bar | | Cigaritis namaquus Trimen, 1874 | Namaqua Bar | | Cigaritis natalensis Westwood, 1851 | Natal Bar | | Cigaritis phanes Trimen, 1873 | Silvery Bar | | Crudaria leroma Wallengren, 1857 | Silver Spotted Grey | | Deudorix antalus Hopffer, 1855 | Brown Playboy | | Deudorix caerulea (Druce, 1890) | ⇒ Pilodeudorix caerulea Druce, 1890 | | Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887 | Apricot Playboy | | Deudorix obscurata (Trimen, 1891) | ⇒ Pilodeudorix obscurata Trimen, 1891 | | Erikssonia acraeina Trimen, 1891 | | | Hemiolaus caeculus Hopffer, 1855 | Azure Hairstreak | | Hemiolaus caeculus caeculus Hopffer, 1855 | Azure Hairstreak | | Hemiolaus caeculus tsodiloensis Pinhey, 1969 | | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Hypolycaena philippus philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Purple-brown Fairy Hairstreak | | Iolaus (Argiolaus) silarus Druce, 1885 | Straight-line Sapphire | | Iolaus silarus brainei Henning & He..., 1984 | | | Iolaus (Epamera) alienus Trimen, 1898 | Brown-line Sapphire | | Iolaus alienus sophiae Henning & He..., 1991 | | | Iolaus (Epamera) mimosae Trimen, 1874 | Mimosa Sapphire | | Iolaus mimosae pamelae Dickson, 1976 | | | Iolaus (Epamera) nasisii Riley, 1928 | Nasisi Sapphire | | Iolaus (Epamera) obscurus Aurivillius, 1924 | Iolaus obscura | | Iolaus bowkeri (Trimen, 1864) | ⇒ Stugeta mimetica Aurivillius, 1916 | | Leptomyrina (Gonatomyrina) henningi Dickson, 1976 | Henning's Black-eye | | Leptomyrina (Gonatomyrina) lara Linnaeus, 1764 | Cape Black-eye | | Myrina silenus Fabricius, 1775 | Amber Fig-tree Blue | | Myrina silenus ficedula Trimen, 1879 | Common Fig-tree Blue | | Myrina silenus suzannae Larsen & Plowes, 1991 | | | Phasis clavum Murray, 1935 | Namaqua Arrowhead | | Pilodeudorix caerulea Druce, 1890 | Blue Heart Playboy | | Pilodeudorix obscurata Trimen, 1891 | Obscure Blue-heart Playboy | | Satyrium (Satyrium) auretorum Boisduval, 1852 | Gold Hunter´s Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) californica Edwards, 1862 | California Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) edwardsii Grote & Robi..., 1867 | Edward's hairstreak | | Spindasis homeyeri (Dewitz, 1886) | ⇒ Cigaritis homeyeri Dewitz, 1886 | | Spindasis kallimon (Druce, 1905) | ⇒ Cigaritis homeyeri Dewitz, 1886 | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Strymon saepium Boisduval, 1852 | | | Strymon sylvinus Boisduval, 1852 | | | Stugeta bowkeri Trimen, 1864 | Bowker's Marbled Sapphire | | Stugeta bowkeri tearei Dickson, 1980 | Bowker's Marbled Sapphire | | Stugeta subinfuscata Grünberg, 1910 | Dusky Marbled Sapphire | | Stugeta subinfuscata reynoldsi Dickson, 1980 | Dusky Marbled Sapphire | | Thecla biston (Möschler, 1876) | ⇒ Bistonina biston Möschler, 1877 | | Thecla johnsoni (Skinner, 1904) | ⇒ Callophrys johnsoni Skinner, 1904 | | Thecla tetra Edwards, 1870 | | | Trimenia macmasteri Dickson, 1968 | Karoo Silver-spotted Copper | | Trimenia macmasteri mijburghi Dickson, 1980 | Mijburgh's Silver-spotted Copper | | Trimenia wykehami Dickson, 1969 | Nama-Karoo Silver-Spotted Copper | | Tylopaedia sardonyx Trimen, 1868 | King Copper | | Tylopaedia sardonyx cerita Henning & He..., 1998 | | | Tylopaedia sardonyx sardonyx Trimen, 1868 | King Copper |
Subnodes of Theclinae with occurrences in Namibia
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